CVE-2015-8992
Malicious file execution vulnerability in Intel Security WebAdvisor before 4.0.2, 4.0.1 and 3.7.2...
Malicious file execution vulnerability in Intel Security WebAdvisor before 4.0.2, 4.0.1 and 3.7.2 allows attackers to make the product momentarily vulnerable via executing preexisting specifically crafted malware during installation or uninstallation, but not during normal operation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Malicious file execution vulnerability in Intel Security WebAdvisor before 4.0.2, 4.0.1 and 3.7.2 allows attackers to make the product momentarily vulnerable via executing preexisting specifically crafted malware during installation or uninstallation, but not during normal operation.
- Record
CVE-2015-8992- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Malicious file execution vulnerability in Intel Security WebAdvisor before 4.0.2, 4.0.1 and 3.7.2 allows attackers to make the product momentarily vulnerable via executing preexisting specifically crafted malware during installation or uninstallation, but not during normal operation.
- Record
CVE-2015-8992- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8846 No score
Malicious file execution vulnerability in Intel Security WebAdvisor before 4.0.2, 4.0.1 and 3.7.2 allows attackers to make the product momentarily vulnerable via executing preexisting specifically crafted malware during installation or uninstallation, but not during normal operation.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8846- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qjpg-6pq8-vhw4
Malicious file execution vulnerability in Intel Security WebAdvisor before 4.0.2, 4.0.1 and 3.7.2...
Malicious file execution vulnerability in Intel Security WebAdvisor before 4.0.2, 4.0.1 and 3.7.2 allows attackers to make the product momentarily vulnerable via executing preexisting specifically crafted malware during installation or uninstallation, but not during normal operation.
- Record
GHSA-qjpg-6pq8-vhw4- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-8992 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Intel Webadvisor, published March 14, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.